Knight of the Burning Pestle
By Francis Beaumont.
Performed by East 15 BA Acting & Stage Combat.
In Francis Beaumont’s Jacobean satire, a production of a classical text is given a breath of fresh air when the audience blur the lines between traditional theatre and an interactive experience. This ground-breaking play-within-a-play sets the stage for a type of immersive theatre, long before the concept had been formulated and popularised.
The audience have paid for their tickets and they know what they want; why should
7.30pm & 2.30pm Saturday matinee
£10 / £6 Concession
Clifftown Theatre, Nelson St, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 1EF
Thu 30 Nov to Sat 2 Dec 2017